The three sets range from a modest 258 piece kit for $29.99 (USD), all the way up to an enormous 821 piece set called the “Battle of Almut,” priced at $79.99. You can get all three sets over at Toys R Us now.

While you can’t see rippling muscles on Jake Gyllenhal’s tiny minifig body, he definitely has the facial stubble and mop-top befitting a tiny action hero. I mean what’s the last time you saw a LEGO set that includes a giant spinning saw blade and a guy coming at you with a pair of snakes? Get your credit cards out now.

The DC-Falcon was crafted by Steve Perry aka pezzapoo. Apparently the cult classic console and Perry’s Millenium Falcon toy were perfect for each other. The Dreamcast’s gameport plate easily fit into the side of the ship. After “lots of soldering” and the addition of two fans to keep the mod from bursting into flames, the DC-Falcon was born.

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Neat. Someone should make an Xbox 360 Death Star mod; I think the 360’s ring is a perfect stand-in for the Superlaser Focus Lens.

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Handmade by Catsicle, this silly-looking felt and fleece iPhone is made just for kitty. It’s loaded up with “64 gigs of organic catnip,” and even has a pair of dangly headphones for your cat to get tangled up in.

Available over at Etsy for $17.50 (USD), the catPhone is a bargain compared to letting your cat knock your actual iPhone 3GS onto the kitchen floor. Of course, knowing how absolutely stoned my cat gets on catnip, he’d probably rack up $500 in roaming charges on my AT&T bill.

Mechatrax’ ROBO CATCHER is a new take on the classic claw game that replaces the claw with a small humanoid bipedal robot. Instead of trying to direct the claw to grab your prize, you steer the robot towards a prize capsule, direct it to pick it up, and walk it to the prize drop at the edge of the machine.

Sound like fun? Check out the videos below to see ROBO CATCHER doing what he does best.

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If you haven’t seen one around your neighborhood yet, ROBO CATCHER is coming to a Japanese arcade near you – if you happen to live in Japan, that is. And if you happen to have ¥990,000 (appx. $10,790 USD) to spare – plus shipping, you can buy one for yourself.

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The least they could have done was include a tiny oxygen mask for Jake so he could go outside on Pandora. But it looks like Sully definitely has to remain confined to his earthly quarters. The only “action” wheelchair Jake Sully (I really want to say “Jake Soooo-Lee”) will see is inside of his Avatar control bed (also not included.)

If you really want one of these stupid things on your desk, you can grab one over at Entertainment Earth for about $13 bucks. Personally, I’m saving my money for an investment in an unobtanium mine.

As you may have guessed, the monster was made specifically for the Surface, Microsoft’s super multitouch tabletop computer. Right now the monster can’t do much besides suck bubbles up its butt (and poop them out if its eye is poked), but it does a good job of illustrating the level of interactivity that’s possible with the Surface.

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Some of you may have seen this other video below, but I’m still posting it here because it shows the monster at its more complete and “conscious” form.

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Imagine what the Surface can do to make chess more exciting. What was that chess game on the PC again, the one where the pieces actually attacked and killed each other? Now think of that on the Surface. That’s a chess a fool like me could understand.

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The idea is that you place your dirty clothes in the Swirl, which can be push or pulled via its detachable handle or even better, kicked along to where you get water. Once you’ve added water and detergent to the Swirl, you can now go home, knowing that your clothes are being washed as you roll or kick the ball home.

Makes a lot of sense doesn’t it? Of course the efficacy and efficiency of the Swirl as a tool for washing clothes is debatable; the swirling patterns on the ball are supposed to help with that.

I think the Swirl – or something like it – could work as an actual product, but they should remove the toy aspect in the final product. Can you imagine how hard it would be for a kid to kick or roll around a durable plastic or steel ball that’s filled with clothes and water?

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Basically each set consists of basic rectangular and square LEGO bricks and a bunch of colored paper – I also saw translucent paper in one of the sets – and templates for cutouts. It seems a bit gimmicky to me, but then again it does make a good gift for kids, because it exercises their creativity. The paper lets them create complex shapes or objects without the need for the non-basic LEGO blocks.

I’m a bit disappointed though that the special puncher – which makes holes that are compatible with the nubs on LEGO bricks – is sold separately;  how else are you going to connect the blocks to the paper without punching holes? Glue? There are currently three different themed sets for sale at the Muji online store; price for each set varies from ¥2,300 to ¥2,900 (appx. $26 to $36 USD). The puncher costs an additional ¥1,200 (about $13).

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The original’s various moves were very limited, but you could play them back. The new version will allow you to store up to 32 programs. Add-ons include a digital camera and a rocket launcher, which will be available separately for $20 (USD) each.

The BigTrak, Jr’s. manufacturer didn’t mess with the original Milton Bradley design too much, although it’s about half the size and the aforementioned program storage and add-ons. There’s no video yet of the Jr., but here’s some footage of the original to keep you occupied while you wait.

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The BigTrak Jr. will be available soon and will cost $40 (USD).

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….and Odin action figures.

Yes, the Snow action figure will also be available, but who’d want that over these two (or three)?

The Shiva action figures won’t be available until March, but you can already pre-order them at Play Asia for $220 (USD). The Odin action figure will ship much later, on June, but you can pre-order it at Big Bad Toy Store for $190 (USD). Still no sign of the beast thingy that transforms into a flying jaguar thingy Bahamut.

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Designer Chico Bicalho’s MxyKikker crawler is my personal favorite, what with its dozen or so spinny elbow macaroni looking legs which help it move along your floor. Each of these unique creations has a slightly different way of ambling around, but they all are about as whimsical as can be.

Here’s a brief video clip showing off MxyKikker and his pal Bonga in action…

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You can find these guys, along with Kikkerland’s entire collection of creepy, crawly automatons over at their online shop. Prices range from $6 to $40 (USD), depending on the size and mechanical complexity of the critter you select.

The AR.Drone from Parrot is one amazing toy. It can be controlled via iPhone or iPod Touch thanks to WiFi and it will provide a live video stream of what it sees. How cool is that?

There is another camera facing downward to measure speed and to compensate for turbulence. In case the drone looses contact, an autopilot kicks in and lands the thing. This is kind of like having your own little spy plane, only it’s more maneuverable and stable since it’s a quadricopter.

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There’s even going to be an open AR.Drone SDK, which will allow developers to build custom applications for controlling the remote drone. Cool!

Expect the AR.Drone to hit stores sometime later this year. No word on pricing or an exact release date yet.

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It’s just like Russian Roulette, except that the unlucky person will only have a water balloon explode on his face. Or you could fill up the balloons with pig’s blood; that way someone – i.e. you –  will still end up looking dead. The Party Roulette is available at Prank Place for only $18 (USD).

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The guys over at Brickarms make a variety of custom-molded miniature weaponry to put into the hands of your minifigs. Whether you require an RPG or a gatling gun, an AK-47 or a pistol, Brickarms has you covered. Heck, they even offer knives, swords, grenades and baseball bats so your minifigs ca really do some damage. Check out the photo gallery below to see a variety of accessories they offer for your LEGO enjoyment.

You can check out the full collection of Brickarms accessories and custom minifigs over at their website, and you can find a number of them for sale over at ToyWiz. Prices start as low as just $1 for some single weapons, so what’s not to like? They also make complete weapons packs that let you outfit your entire LEGO army all at once. Turn your LEGOs into deadly weapons today!

You’ll never guess what its last weapon is. Brace yourself for 5 minutes and 11 seconds of increasingly absurd weaponry and dinosaur slaughter:

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The music was so bad but somehow it made the video much more awesome. And now I can’t get the stupid guitars out of my head. You can still find the Tomy i-SOBOT at Amazon for $250 (USD), which incidentally is $50 more than its price when we featured it almost 2 years ago. Weapons not included.

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Actually, he kind of swallows it and the toy comes with the game. The game uses the stuffed animal as the game’s controller. The game is called Wiiwaa and the Wii-mote enables the toy to become motion-sensitive. By shaking and bouncing the puppet around, kids can replicate those same movements in the digital world of the game.

This is just the start. It can also be thrown around and a whole bunch of other movements.

It sounds like an interesting new way of using the Wii. Parents and kids everywhere will once again be fighting over Wii-motes! Check out the full trailer below to see Wiiwaa in action:

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Here’s a nice video of a loving family repeatedly shocking their elder:

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You can order the shocking tanks at Amazon for $50 (USD). The shocking comes at a price though: you’ll need a total of 12 batteries – 6 AAA and 6 AA – to operate the tanks, so you better have a bunch of rechargeable batteries ready if you want the fun to last. And here’s another tip: switch the controllers so your opponent would get shocked whenever they hit your tank. That’ll teach ‘em!

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The whole kit comes with an AC powered base with 8 blue LED lights, so you can see your laws defying creation in the dark! And the globe with the removable magnetic disc. This action shot from ThinkGeek is just awesome, I’m still convinced that its Photoshopped. But I want to believe it.

The Levitron Revolution World Stage can be purchased for $99.99 (USD) on ThinkGeek. So what would you make float? I’m thinking of a ninja turtle on a hover board.

Sadly you can’t stack these mice (mouses?) on top of one another, but you can pick one up for $31.96 (USD) at curiosite.com. They’re only available in the awesome color of red – which is fine by me.

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The 2 ft. long Dinohorsie was made by the crazy imaginative craftster sparrowarms : “My daughter has always called Dinosaurs, Dinohorsies which got me thinking: what would a Dinohorsie look like?” A long-necked, faceless wet dog, apparently. But it’s still cute. What’s not cute at all is Herb, Dinohorsie’s buddy, which sparrowarms made from the leftover fake fur. Herb freaks me out so much (and his picture is low-res) that I’d rather you go to Craftster if you want to have a look at his face, which is also his body.

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